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Coaching - Region Records

    
(Updated 12/26/2023)

          When researching the football coaches with the most region wins one thing becomes apparent. The list of coaches with the most region wins resembles that of the coaches with the most overall wins. But, when looking at the coaches with the best region winning percentage we see several coaches that are not readily found on most other coaching lists.

           Dr. Eric Cohu, former coach at Madison Academy, leads our list of coaches with the best overall region winning percentage coming in at an amazing 50-1 record. His only region loss came back in 2011 to Sardis by a score of 28-14. Since that time the Mustangs reeled off 35 consecutive region victories.

   
Coach David Lowery

          Coach David Lowery is close to matching Coach Cohu's feat coming in with a region record of 92-3 at Elba and Brantley. Between 2001 and 2012, his Brantley football teams compiled a region record of 75-1. Their lone loss came to McKenzie in 2010 by a score of 18-12. Along the way Brantley set the state record with sixty-two consecutive region wins.

         Coach Terry Curtis The head football coach at UMS-Wright leads all coaches with 176 region victories.

         Coach Paul Benefield of Fyffe is a close second with 173 at Sylvania and Fyffe.

Region Coaching Records (Wins thru 2023)  
Coach Teams Won Lost Pct.    
Terry Curtis Shaw, Murphy, UMS-Wright 176 26 87.1%    
Paul Benefield Sylvania, Fyffe 173 17 91.1%    
Danny Horn Clay Co., Benjamin Russell, Central Clay Co. 158 35 81.9%    
Steve Smith Cedar Bluff, Piedmont 157 24 86.7%    
Buddy Anderson Vestavia Hills 152 71 68.2%    
   
Trent Taylor Kinston, Straughn, Andalusia 139 57 70.9%    
Fred Yancey Briarwood 136 23 85.5%    
Brent Hubbert Jemison, Maplesville, T.R. Miller 132 22 85.7%
   
David Powell McAdory, Sumiton Christian 132 40 76.7%    
Bob Godsey Brooks, Hartselle, Madison Ac. 131 39 77.1%    
Josh Niblett Oneonta, Oxford, Hoover 131 25 84.0%    
Stacy Luker Washington Co., Sweet Water, Demopolis, Clarke Co. 127 31 80.4%    
     
Dale Pruitt Plainview, Fort Payne 126 60 67.7%    
Mark Freeman Bessemer Ac., Gulf Shores, Spanish Ft., Thompson 126 30 80.8%    
Jamie Riggs Opp, T.R. Miller, Houston Academy 125 41 75.3%    
             



Region Coaching Records (winning percentage - 30 games min.)  
Coach Teams Won Lost Pct.    
Dr. Eric Cohu Madison Academy 50 1 98.0%    
David Lowery Elba, Brantley 92 3 96.8%    
Bill Clark Prattville 48 2 96.2%    
George Cochran Eufaula 41 3 93.2%    
Ryan Lolley Gordo, Northridge 59 5  92.2%    
   
Ed Bruce Gardendale 34 3 91.9%
Tandy Gerelds Deshler, Woodlawn 34 3 91.9%    
Jimmie Moore Colbert County 31 3 91.2%    
Paul Benefield Fyffe 173 17 91.1%    
Matt Geohagan Bibb County 55 5 91.7%    
Nolan Atkins Thomasville, Sweet Water, Patrician Academy 74 7 90.2%    
Bryan Moore Eufaula, Jasper, Hartselle 50 6 89.3%    
   
Steve Smith Cedar Bluff, Piedmont 155 19 89.1%    
John Mothershed Deshler 102 13 88.7%    
Michael Williams Pickens County 38 5 88.4%    
Laron White Tanner 99 13 88.4%    
Drew Gilmer Clay-Chalkville 37 5 88.1%    
Terry Curtis Shaw, Murphy, UMS-Wright 171 23 88.1%    
Jim McCain Cottonwood 37 5 88.1%    
Jonathan Miller Saks 55 6  88.0%    
   
Roland Jones Jr. Crenshaw Christian, Brantley 94 13 87.9%    
Spence McCracken Montgomery Academy, Lee Montgomery, Opelika 108 15 87.8%    
Bob Newton Homewood 50 7 87.7%    
Hugh O'Shields Cleveland, Oneonta 35 5 87.5%    
Ashley Kilcrease Brantley, Straughn 49 7 87.5%    
   



David Parker
  AHSFHS.org
  dparker@ahsfhs.org






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